And all the land of Judea, and those of Jerusalem, went out to him and were all baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

And it happened in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

And He was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan. And He was with the wild beasts, and the angels ministered to Him.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be quiet, and come out of him.

And He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up. And instantly the fever left her, and she served them.

And Jesus, moved with compassion, put out His hand and touched him, and said to him, I will; be clean!

Then they came to Him, bringing one who was paralyzed, who was carried by four.

And He went out again by the seaside. And all the crowd came to Him, and He taught them.

But the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then they shall fast in those days.

No one puts new wine into old wineskins, else the new wine bursts the wineskins, and the wine spills, and the wineskins will be ruined. The new wine must be put into new wineskins.

And He ordained twelve, that they should be with Him, and that He might send them out to proclaim,

And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, He has Beelzebub, and He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons.

Truly I say to you, All sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and blasphemies with which they shall blaspheme.

And He began again to teach by the seaside. And there was a great crowd gathered to Him, so that He entered into a boat and sat in the sea. And the whole crowd was on the land by the seaside.

And He taught them many things by a parable. And He said to them in His teaching:

And as he sowed, it happened that indeed some fell by the wayside, and the fowls of the air came and ate it up.

so that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

And these are those by the wayside, where the Word is sown. And when they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the Word that was sown in their hearts.

And He said to them, Does a lamp come to be put under a grain-measure, or under a bed? and not to be set on a lampstand?

For there is nothing hidden which shall not be revealed; nor became covered, but that it might come to the light.

And He said to them, Take heed what you hear. With that measure which you measure, it shall be measured to you. And to you who hear, more shall be given.

For he who has, more shall be given to him; and he who has not, from him shall be taken even that which he has.

And He said, to what shall we compare the kingdom of God? Or by what parable shall we compare it?

And He awakened and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Peace! Be still! And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

because he had often been bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him, and the fetters broken in pieces. Nor could anyone subdue him.

and cried with a loud voice, and said, What is to me and to You, Jesus, son of the Most High God? I adjure You by God not to torment me.

And when He had come into the boat, the former demoniac begged Him that he might be with Him.

And Jesus having crossed again by boat to the other side, a large crowd collected on Him. And He was near the sea.

And, behold, one of the synagogue rulers came, Jairus by name. And when he saw Him, he fell at His feet.

And he begged Him greatly, saying, My little daughter lies at the point of death. Come, lay Your hands on her, so that she may be healed, and she shall live.

For she said, If I may but touch only His clothes, I will be cured.

And He said to her, Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be whole from your plague.

But hearing the word spoken, Jesus said to the synagogue ruler, Do not be afraid, only believe.

And when the sabbath day had come, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many hearing Him, were astonished, saying, Where does this one get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to him, that even such mighty works are done by his hands?

And He called the Twelve and began to send them out by two and two. And He gave them authority over unclean spirits,

And whoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when you depart from there, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Truly I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.

And immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded his head to be brought. And he went and beheaded him in the prison,

And they departed by boat into a deserted place.

Send them away so that they may go to the surrounding fields and villages and buy loaves for themselves. For they have nothing to eat.

He answered and said to them, You give them food to eat. And they said to Him, Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii of loaves and give them to eat?

And He commanded them all to recline, group by group, on the green grass.

And they reclined group by group, by hundred and by fifty.

And He saw them toiling in rowing, for the wind was contrary to them. And about the fourth watch of the night He came toward them walking on the sea, and would have passed by them.

For they all saw Him and were troubled. And immediately He talked with them, and said, Be of good cheer. I AM! Do not be afraid.

But you say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, Corban! (that is, A gift to God, whatever you may profit by me)

And He arose from there and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. And He entered into a house and desired no one to know it. But He could not be hidden.

The woman was a Greek, a Syro-phoenician by race. And she begged Him that He would cast the demon out of her daughter.

But Jesus said to her, Let the children first be filled. For it is not right to take the children's loaves and to throw it to the dogs.

And looking up to Heaven, He sighed and said to him, Ephphatha! (that is, Be opened!)

And He sighed deeply in His spirit and said, Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly I say to you, There shall no sign be given to this generation.

And He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town. And when He had spat on his eyes and had put His hands on him, He asked Him if he saw anything.

And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

Therefore whoever shall be ashamed of Me and of My Words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man shall also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.

And after six days Jesus took Peter and James and John and led them up into a high mountain, apart by themselves. And He was transfigured before them.

And Elijah with Moses was seen by them, and they were talking with Jesus.

And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. And let us make three tabernacles, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

And He answered and told them, Elijah truly does come first and restores all things. And how has it been written of the Son of Man that He should suffer many things and be despised?

He answered him and said, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to Me!

But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose.

And He said to them, This kind can come out by nothing except by prayer and fasting.

And He sat down and called the Twelve and said to them, If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.

And if your hand offends you, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed than to have two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched

And if your foot offends you, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life lame than to have two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched

And if your eye offends you, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes to be cast into hell fire

For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.

Salt is good; but if the salt becomes saltless, with what will you season? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.

And He arose from there. And He came into the borders of Judea by the other side of the Jordan. And again a crowd came together to Him. And as was His custom, He taught them again.

And they said, Moses allowed a bill of divorce to be written, and to put her away.

And the two of them shall be one flesh. So then they are no longer two, but one flesh.

And they were astonished beyond measure, saying to themselves, And who can be saved?

But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.

saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes. And they will condemn Him to death and will deliver Him to the nations.

But Jesus said to them, You do not know what you ask. Can you drink of the cup that I drink of, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?

And they said to Him, We can. And Jesus said to them, You shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of, and with the baptism that I am baptized with you shall be baptized.

And when the ten heard, they began to be indignant with James and John.

But it shall not be so among you. But whoever desires to be great among you, let him be your servant.

And whoever of you desires to become first, he shall be servant of all.

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.

And they came to Jericho. And as He with His disciples and a large crowd went out of Jericho, blind Bartimeus, the son of Timeus, was sitting by the side of the highway, begging.

And many warned him that he should be quiet, but he cried a great deal more, Son of David, have mercy on me!

And Jesus stood still and commanded him to be called. And they called the blind man, saying to him, Be of good comfort; rise up, He is calling you.

And they went, and they found the colt tied by the door outside, in a place where two ways met. And they untied him.

And He taught, saying to them, Is it not written, "My house shall be called the house of prayer for all nations?" But you have made it a den of thieves.

For truly I say to you that whoever shall say to this mountain, Be moved and be cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he said shall occur, he shall have whatever he said.

Therefore I say to you, All things, whatever you ask, praying, believe that you shall receive them, and it will be to you.

and said to Him, By what authority do you do these things? And who gave you this authority to do these things?

And Jesus answered and said to them, I will also ask of you one thing, and answer Me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

But if we shall say, From men, they feared the people, for all held John to be a prophet indeed.

And they answered and said to Jesus, We cannot tell. And answering Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

And He began to speak to them by parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set a fence about it, and dug a wine-vat, and built a tower, and he let it out to vinedressers, and went away.

But those vinedressers said among themselves, This is the heir! Come, let us kill him and the inheritance shall be ours.

In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as a wife.

For David himself said by the Holy Spirit: "The LORD said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand until I place Your enemies as Your footstool."

And answering Jesus said to him, Do you see these great buildings? There shall not be one stone left on another that shall not be thrown down.

Tell us, When shall all these things be? And what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?

And when you shall hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be troubled. For it must happen, but the end shall not be yet.

For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there shall be earthquakes in different places, and there shall be famines and troubles. These things are the beginnings of sorrows.

But take heed to yourselves. For they shall deliver you up to sanhedrins, and in the synagogues you shall be beaten. And you shall be brought before rulers and kings for My sake, for a testimony against them.

And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all nations.

But whenever they lead you away and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what you should speak or think. But speak whatever shall be given to you in that hour. For it is not you who speaks, but the Holy Spirit.